2001β02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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Mountain West Regular season champion | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 22β9 (11β3 Mountain West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State β | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 2001β02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team [2] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2011β2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve McClain and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming finished the season 22β9, 11β3 in Mountain West play to finish in first place. They lost to San Diego State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament. The Cowboys received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. In the opening round, they defeated No. 6 seed Gonzaga [3] before falling to No. 3 seed Arizona in the second round. [4] This was Wyoming's first trip to the round of 32 since 1987 and, as of the 2021β22 season, its most recent NCAA Tournament victory.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2001* |
at No. 20 USC | L 55β68 | 0β1 |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 1, 2002* |
at Texas Tech | L 84β90 | 9β4 |
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Mountain West Regular Season | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2002 |
Utah | W 57β56 | 20β7 (11β3) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2002* |
vs.
Air Force Quarterfinals |
W 69β67 OT | 21β7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 8, 2002* |
vs.
San Diego State Semifinals |
L 69β70 | 21β8 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2002* |
(11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 6
Gonzaga First Round |
W 73β66 | 22β8 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 16, 2002* |
(11 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7
Arizona Second Round |
L 60β68 | 22β9 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |
2001β02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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Mountain West Regular season champion | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 22β9 (11β3 Mountain West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State β | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 2001β02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team [2] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2011β2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve McClain and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming finished the season 22β9, 11β3 in Mountain West play to finish in first place. They lost to San Diego State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament. The Cowboys received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. In the opening round, they defeated No. 6 seed Gonzaga [3] before falling to No. 3 seed Arizona in the second round. [4] This was Wyoming's first trip to the round of 32 since 1987 and, as of the 2021β22 season, its most recent NCAA Tournament victory.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2001* |
at No. 20 USC | L 55β68 | 0β1 |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 1, 2002* |
at Texas Tech | L 84β90 | 9β4 |
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Mountain West Regular Season | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2002 |
Utah | W 57β56 | 20β7 (11β3) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2002* |
vs.
Air Force Quarterfinals |
W 69β67 OT | 21β7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 8, 2002* |
vs.
San Diego State Semifinals |
L 69β70 | 21β8 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2002* |
(11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 6
Gonzaga First Round |
W 73β66 | 22β8 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 16, 2002* |
(11 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7
Arizona Second Round |
L 60β68 | 22β9 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |